Give an Old Rug New Life by Painting It!

My old jute rug was on its last leg... Do I toss it and buy a new one? Or make it into a statement piece for my screened porch?

First, I cleaned the rug as best I could... it was on the porch for so many bonfires and cookouts, though, it was pretty much a lost cause.

Ew... gross right? Then, I decided on a pattern I wanted to use... I love bright colors and already had yellow adirondack chairs and a royal blue love seat so I knew I wanted a bright pattern that would coordinate with those pieces. I chose an Aztec-inspired design that was funky but also not too complicated. It was basically just 3 different sized triangles!

I cut the triangles bout of posterboard and got to work, using a colored pencil to draw the lines and triangles.

Now it was time to start painting! I used latex paint for this project. I wanted to start with the lightest colors first so any mistakes I made could be covered up by the darker colors. Int his case, I started with the mint.

After I was done with the mint, I went back and added the next lightest color, the grey.

The rug really started to come to life with the addition of the darker, bolder colors.

Finally, it was done! What an improvement on not only the rug, but on the whole space!

It was nearly put out with the trash a few days earlier, but now its a statement piece I get complimented on whenever I have guests! Check out the blog for the full tutorial.

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